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AMERICAN BEE JOURNAL. 



Oradins: Honey. — The commit- 

 tee appointed at Albany last month 

 reported, and their grades for honey 

 were adopted. Ex-President P.H.Elwood 

 writes to us as follows about the report 

 as published on page 77 : 



The original report was made in pencil 

 and interlined, and it is not strange that 

 a few words were omitted or changed. 

 S. Cornell and J. M. Hambaugh, with 

 others named, were on this committee. — 

 P. H. Elwood. 



The report of the committee was not 

 ill a condition to be placed into the hands 

 of the printer (as stated by Mr. Elwood), 

 and so it was re-written on a type 

 writer before it came to this office. We 

 printed it exactly as it came into our 

 hands. As Mr. Elwood has kindly 

 copied the original from notes, taken as 

 a member of the committee, we cheer- 

 fully give that to the apiarists of the 

 world. The first two paragraphs are 

 the same as that published on page 77, 

 with the addition of two words. The 

 chief difference is in what followed 

 them, as will be seen from a careful 

 perusal of the following: 



KEPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GRADING 

 COMB-HONEY. 



White honey shall be graded in two 

 grades : 



The First to be known in the trade 

 as " fancy'" or " fancy white," and to 

 be marked " A." It shall be composed 

 of well-filled sections of light-colored 

 honies. One face of each section shall 

 be perfect in appearance, fully sealed 

 except the line of cells touching the 

 wood. The other side of the section 

 shall either be perfect in color and seal- 

 ing, or nearly so. 



The Second Grade shall be known in 

 the trade as " fair to good white," and 

 be marked "C," and shall be packed to 

 meet the requirements of those desiring 

 a good honey, but who care little for 

 outside appearance. It shall be com- 

 posed of honey thrown out of the first 

 grade, irregular and travel-stained 

 combs, sections not perfectly filled, but 

 yet having but little unsealed honey. 



The Third (Jrade shall be known as 

 " ini.xed honey," and shall be composed 

 of white; lioney chiefly, mixed with in- ' 



ferior honey, including buckwheat and 

 Fall flowers, and shall be marked "M." 

 We advise that combs so badly stained 

 as to show the color of saffron be also 

 thrown into this grade. 



Buckwheat Honey shall be packed 

 by itself, and be marked "B." 



Those bee-keepers sending to market 

 boxes known as 'pieces," shall put upon 

 them a private mark of their own. This 

 should also apply to honey-dew, and any 

 other kind not falling in regular grades. 



Note. — This report was made with the 

 knowledge that bee-keepers usually 

 stencil their honey with their full ad- 

 dress, thus giving the State and locality 

 in which the honey is produced, which is 

 important in judging of quality. 



Xlie Ohio State Convention 



is an important meeting, and should be 

 well attended by the bee ^ > i ■ s of 

 Ohio, Indiana, and the South. Friend 

 Muth writes us as follows about it : 



The State convention at Cincinnati on 

 Feb. 10-12, promises to be a good one 

 if I may judge by replies to my invita- 

 tions of a number of friends. A card 

 from Dr. Miller, received this morning, 

 says: "I'm coming." Friend Miller is 

 " all right." The Central Traffic Asso- 

 ciation of Chicago will give us 13^ rates 

 of fare on all railroads leading to Cin- 

 cinnati, providing we have 100 members 

 here. Everybody buying his ticket for 

 Cincinnati must pay full fare to Cincin- 

 nati, and ask the agent for a certificate 

 for the Cincinnati bee-keepers' meeting. 

 This certificate signed by the Secretary 

 of the ineeting will insure his return 

 trip at the rate of J< fare. It will be 

 Ijositive on all branches of the Chicago, 

 Hamilton & Dayton railroad, even if we 

 have not 100 members. I shall state 

 rates at hotels at the meeting. 



The Oolden Banded Italian 

 bees mentioned by R. D. Davis, on page 

 119, were from the apiary of S. F. and 

 I. Trego, of Swedona, Ills., who are 

 breeders of fine bees, and are also 

 square dealers. 



NO"W is the time to join the National 

 liec^-Keepers' Union. Send to this office 

 for the necessary Blanks. 



